“Lone Star” is the story of a sherif in a Texas border county trying to unravel the mystery of a murder commited 37 years ago, with his own father as the prime suspect. The film deals with the unique charcter and history of the border, with its burden of often bloody history. Sam is a man ambiguous about his search for the killer of a notorious rednack sheriff who made life hell for the residents of Frontera, Texas, in the 50's. Charley Wade, the shoot-first lawman murdered decades ago. Sam's search takes him to both sides of the Rio Grande and into the various communities that make up Frontera - Mexican-American, Anglo, African-American, and he ends up finding more than he bargained for...